Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hydrous silicate of calcium and sodium occurring in radiated or stellate fibrous masses of a white or grayish color.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun mineralogy a gray-white
mineral inosilicate hydroxide ofcalcium andsodium thatcrystallizes in thetriclinic system, with thechemical formula Na Ca 2Si 3O 8(OH ).
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Examples
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The veins of it are difficult to distinguish from the calcite, as they are almost identical in color, and many of the calcite veins are partly of pectolite -- in fact, every third or fourth vein will contain more or less of it.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various
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There is, however, a very fine vein of pectolite about twenty-five feet further east from the natrolite bed; it runs from the floor to ceiling, and is about two inches in thickness; some specimens of which I took from these were unusually unique in both size and appearance.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various
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Considerable quantities of pectolite may generally be found on the dump, but also in Shaft No. 1, and especially No. 2.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 Various
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